What happens when children switched at birth aren't swapped back? | 60 Minutes Australia
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Two boys, Robin and Gavin, were switched at birth and raised by the wrong mothers, leading to vastly different upbringings. Despite the shocking revelation, the boys have accepted their situations and lead lives that the other should have had, with Gavin being pragmatic and focused on the future while Robin still struggles emotionally.
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- The mothers chose to keep the boys they had raised rather than swapping them back, leading to Gavin and Robin growing up in vastly different circumstances, with Gavin in affluence and Robin in poverty.
- Despite the shocking revelation and distinct upbringing, Gavin and Robin, now teenagers, have accepted their situations and lead lives that the other should have had, with Gavin being pragmatic and focused on the future while Robin struggles emotionally with having two mothers.
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Recent questions
How did the boys discover they were switched at birth?
By chance, the mothers found out two years later.
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"Boys switched at birth face emotional journey"
- Two women give birth to boys on the same day, only to discover two years later that their babies were switched at birth.
- The mothers faced the decision of keeping the boy they raised or swapping him back, ultimately choosing to keep the boys they had been raising.
- Robin and Gavin, the switched boys, grew up in vastly different circumstances, one rich and one poor.
- Despite the shocking revelation, the boys, now 15, have accepted their situations and lead lives that the other should have had.
- Gavin and Robin, now teenagers, see each other during school holidays but have little in common beyond shared interests like shooting.
- Gavin, raised in affluence, is pragmatic and focused on the future, while Robin still struggles emotionally with having two mothers.
- Gavin has a strong bond with his biological mother, Sandy, while Robin longs for a closer relationship with his biological mother, Megs.
- The mothers and sons are on an emotional journey, with unresolved feelings and the ongoing impact of the decision made years ago.
